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Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle

Allrounder · left-hand-bat · right-arm-offbreak · West Indies
T20I retired 2021 ODI retired 2019 49 Player of Match

CH Gayle has scored 17,245 runs in 461 international matches. Average 45.14, SR 67.0.

Career Statistics

IPL
4,997
141 matches · avg 39.98
SR 149.3 HS 175 100s 6 50s 31 4s 408 6s 359
ODI
6,433
198 matches · avg 35.15
SR 89.5 HS 215 100s 13 50s 34 4s 670 6s 254
T20I
1,126
45 matches · avg 28.15
SR 140.2 HS 117 100s 1 50s 8 4s 89 6s 77
Test
3,927
52 matches · avg 45.14
SR 67.3 HS 333 100s 9 50s 18 4s 520 6s 80
Bowling
IPL
18 wickets
avg 37.89 · econ 7.35 · SR 30.9
ODI
95 wickets
avg 35.47 · econ 4.58 · SR 46.5
T20I
12 wickets
avg 24.5 · econ 6.68 · SR 22
Test
40 wickets
avg 42.58 · econ 2.7 · SR 94.5

Records Held

🏆 Most Sixes
359
IPL · dataset
🏆 Highest Score
175
IPL · dataset

Rankings

#1
Most Sixes IPL
359
#1
Highest Score IPL
175
#2
Most Sixes ODI
254
Record: RG Sharma (358)
#3
Most Hundreds IPL
6
Record: Virat Kohli (9)
#4
Highest Score ODI
215
Record: RG Sharma (264)
#6
Highest Score Test
333
Record: BC Lara (400)
#9
Most Sixes Test
80
Record: BA Stokes (136)

Approaching Milestones

1 away
1 hundreds from 10 in Tests
2 away
2 fifties from 20 in Tests
2 away
2 hundreds from 15 in ODIs
2 away
2 fifties from 10 in T20Is
3 away
3 runs from 5,000 in IPL
5 away
5 wickets from 100 in ODIs

Career Timeline

Peak volume: 2012 · Best avg: 2011 (50.6)
555 03 700 731 1556 06 850 703 1452 09 1405 810 1626 12 1273 544 902 15 682 18 1256 21

Career Span

T20I
2007-09-11 — 2021-11-06
Test
2003-05-09 — 2014-09-05
IPL
2009-04-19 — 2021-09-28
ODI
2003-02-09 — 2019-08-14
Ball-by-ball coverage ~2005+.

Key Strengths

Strongest in Test
Average 45.14, SR 67.0
Most aggressive in T20I
Strike rate 139.4
Dominant vs Zimbabwe
Avg 60.1, 1262 runs in 23 matches
Elite power hitter
819 sixes in international cricket

Career Milestones

5,000 international runs 7,000 international runs 10,000 international runs 15,000 international runs 400+ international matches 2755 away from 20,000 international runs

Career Timeline

Year M Runs
2003 17 555
2004 18 700
2005 13 731
2006 37 1,556
2007 25 916
2008 16 704
2009 33 1,452
2010 38 1,436
2011 20 810
2012 37 1,764
2013 38 1,279
2014 24 784
2015 27 1,069
2016 14 340
2017 17 451
2018 20 682
2019 29 1,256
2020 7 295
2021 31 465

Performance by Opponent

Opponent M Runs Avg SR
England 55 2,798 47.42 91.8
South Africa 42 1,562 33.96 88.8
Australia 43 1,428 31.73 86.6
New Zealand 32 1,384 40.71 85.7
Zimbabwe 23 1,262 60.1 84.1
India 32 1,038 28.05 73.9
Sri Lanka 27 917 32.75 68.4
Pakistan 30 748 26.71 79.4
Bangladesh 25 742 32.26 72
Ireland 4 86 21.5 66.2

Venue Performance

Venue M Runs Avg SR
M Chinnaswamy Stadium 42 1,534 42.61 150.4
Sabina Park, Kingston 16 692 38.44 78.3
Eden Gardens 14 615 47.31 143.4
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 13 561 35.06 95.1
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 14 558 32.82 67.2
Kennington Oval 13 508 39.08 111.4
Sawai Mansingh Stadium 7 425 106.25 110.1
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium 8 394 65.67 143.8
Wankhede Stadium 10 391 43.44 128.6
Warner Park, Basseterre 10 384 34.91 72.5

Dismissal Profile

63.8%
caught
300 times
18.5%
bowled
87 times
11.7%
lbw
55 times
2.8%
run out
13 times
1.9%
caught and bowled
9 times
1.1%
stumped
5 times
0.2%
retired hurt
1 times

Boundary Profile

T20I
563 fours
485 sixes
75%
from boundaries
ODI
670 fours
254 sixes
65.4%
from boundaries
Test
520 fours
80 sixes
65.2%
from boundaries

Recent Form

Match Runs Balls SR Result
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 15R(9b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1R(5b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 4R(11b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 12R(14b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 13R(13b)
T20: Indian Premier League 1R(4b)
T20: Indian Premier League 14R(18b)
T20: Pakistan tour of West Indies 12R(6b)
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